Research Article

Age-Dependent Protective Effect of Selenium against UVA Irradiation in Primary Human Keratinocytes and the Associated DNA Repair Signature

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The effect of Se supplementation on the DNA repair capacity. Cellular extracts of young or aged keratinocytes were tested for their excision capacity using the ODN biochip. The mean percentages of the excision capacity ( donors, 3 independent measurements for each age group) were calculated, and the mean ratios of the Se-treated/NT control for each young or old keratinocyte sample were calculated for each lesion (a). A heatmap representation of the variation in the excision activities in the nonsupplemented and supplemented young and old keratinocytes is shown in (b).
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